Miguel Torres Gómez

Real Madrid

Born in Madrid, Torres joined Real Madrid's junior teams at the age of 12. He made his first-team debut against Écija as a starter, in a Copa del Rey game on 25 October 2006, because of injuries to defenders Fabio Cannavaro, Cicinho and Míchel Salgado. He also played in the return leg as a substitute after replacing Sergio Ramos in the 80th minute, and started in both cup matches against Real Betis. Torres made his La Liga debut in his fourth consecutive appearance, playing the whole 90 minutes in the 1–0 home victory over Real Zaragoza on 14 January 2007. He kept his place in the side the following week against Mallorca, with that performance leading coach Fabio Capello to state: "It is not easy to find a player with as much personality and talent in attack and defence as Torres". On 10 February 2007, against Real Sociedad, Torres made his first assist: after a quick run on the left flank he provided a left-footed (he was right-footed by nature) cross for Ruud van Nistelrooy, whose header found the net as Madrid came from behind to win it away 2–1. With Torres as an important piece, Real Madrid won their 30th league title; however, he was unable to play in the decisive game with Mallorca due to a hamstring tear. He signed his first professional contract on 12 July 2007, joining the main squad permanently from Real Madrid Castilla. Although Torres appeared in more league matches in the following season, he would start significantly less as Madrid repeated…

Torres made his debut for the Spain under-21 team on 6 February 2007 in a 2–2 draw against England, remaining a regular in subsequent fixtures.

In 2021, Torres and actress Paula Echevarría became parents to a son, also named Miguel. The couple took part together on the third season of Mask Singer: Adivina quién canta, won by fellow Real Madrid veteran Fernando Morientes.

Real Madrid

La Liga: 2006–07, 2007–08 Supercopa de España: 2008; runner-up: 2007 Olympiacos

Super League Greece: 2013–14